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Two Dozen Tires & Rims, Along with a New Van, Stolen from H&L Chevrolet

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An employee at the H&L Chevrolet dealership at 1416 Post Road found on Saturday morning that tires and rims had been stolen from numerous cars in the outside lot overnight. After police arrived at the scene, it was discovered that a white van had been stolen, as well. Each set of tires and rims was priced at roughly $1,000, and the 2017 Chevrolet Express van was priced at $28,592 — making for a total loss of about $52,600. A ladder at nearby Gardner’s Center & Florist may have been used to get into the H&L lot, police said. The tires were 22 inches, all from 2017 Chevrolet vehicles, including Tahoe and Suburban SUVs and at least one Silverado pickup truck.

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Again: More Tire Thefts at Minicooper Dealership in Darien

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For the second time in 10 days, tires and rims were stolen overnight from a car at the Mini of Fairfield County Minicooper dealership at 154 Post Road. The theft occurred Monday or Tuesday, Oct. 24 or 25. This time, the victimized vehicle was an orange 2001 Minicooper. Two other vehicles in the lot were found to have been tampered with, with a lug nut from one vehicle on the ground near it, and a tire iron from another car on the ground near that car, but employees at the dealership found no damage to either car or any items missing from them.

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Set of Tires & Rims Taken Overnight from Mini of Fairfield County in Darien

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When employees of Mini of Fairfield County arrived at the dealership early on Saturday, Oct. 15, they found a car resting on three milk crates, all four of its tires and rims gone, police said. A store manager said nothing seemed to be amiss when the dealership closed at 6 p.m. the night before. and a cleaning crew was there until about 11 p.m. Employees arrived starting at about 6 a.m. that Saturday, and police were called by 8 a.m.

Both driver’s side windows were smashed in the brown Minicooper S Switchback, probably as a way to get to the car’s tire jack in the trunk and wheel locks in the glove box. A console in the car was also opened and broken.

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Hole in Darien Doughnut’s Security: Money Taken

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Money was found to be missing from the Darien Doughnut office early on the morning of Monday, May 9, after a period in which small amounts of money were found to have been missing, the store owner told police. Over the past few weeks, the owner had noticed money missing from the daily closings — different amounts, but all small. On the morning when the report was filed, the owner was told by an employee working early that money was missing from the office at the store. The store, located at 370 Heights Road, had been closed at 3 p.m. the Sunday before, but workers are often there at very early morning hours to bake items. There was no forced entry into the business, and none of its alarms had gone off, police said. Police are actively investigating the theft.

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At Darien Railroad Station, Coffee Stand’s Closet Burglarized

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Two cartons of cigarettes valued at $89 apiece and some other items were stolen from a closet used by the small newspaper/coffee stand inside Darien Railroad Station. The items were last seen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 by the person running the news stand. When that person returned at 4 p.m. that day, the items were gone from the closet. The person who runs the news stand had accidentally left the storage closet unlocked when closing up the shop at 9 a.m.

A look at video surveillance recordings at the station showed (at about 1:45 p.m.) a heavy-set black male wearing a maroon sweatshirt and tan pants removing a carton of cigarettes from inside his jacket pocket and putting it into a blue duffel bag, then boarding a westbound train shortly afterward.

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ATM Heist at Abello’s Deli Gets Burglars $1,700 in Cash

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At least two burglars ripped a hole in the roof of Abello’s Deli at 72 Tokeneke Rd. in the wee hours of Monday, June 8, dragged the ATM machine into a walk-in cooler and ripped it open to get $1,700 in cash. Darien police said the burglary, which was completed by 1 a.m., was well-thought out, although images of the burglars were captured by the store’s surveillance video cameras. The wrecked cash machine was worth even more than the money it held — $2,200. According to police:

The burglars used a ladder the store had in the back of the building to get to the roof, then it probably took them about 45 minutes to rip it open.